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to lade

to lade

9.5
To take liquid from a container with a ladle
  • verb
  • /leɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : servir
  • She used a ladle to lade soup into the serving bowls.

Examples

  • They laded soup out of the large pot for the guests.

  • Please lade the soup into the bowls.

  • She used a small cup to lade water from the bucket.

  • The worker began to lade the excess oil from the surface.

  • He lades the mixture carefully into the container.

  • The chef will lade the sauce over the pasta before serving.

  • They lade the liquid from the pot into several jars.

Synonyms

to drain
vsto lade
198 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

removes by scooping rather than letting liquid flow away
to decant
vsto lade
5 6.3

Pour liquid from one container into another to leave solid bits behind

removes liquid by scooping rather than careful transfer to avoid sediment
to ladle
vsto lade
4 3.4

To put soup or stew into bowls using a large deep spoon

removes liquid by scooping with a deep spoon rather than serving
to draw off
vsto lade
1 4.9

To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing

removes liquid by scooping action instead of general pouring or draining
to dewater
vsto lade
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To remove water from a flooded place by pumping or draining

removes any liquid by scooping rather than industrial pumping or draining

How Much

to decant
5 6.3
to lade
  • Archaic
9.5
to scoop
127 1.9
to skim off
1 3.7
to blot
4 4.1

Surface Forms

lade infinitive
lading present participle
lades third person singular
laded past
laded past participle

Etymology

Lade in the sense 'to remove (a liquid or substance) with or as if with a ladle' is linked to the same old root as ladle, the large spoon for soup, so to lade is like scooping or taking liquid away with a ladle.